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#161FDB

#161fdb ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#161fdb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 12.16% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.95% cyan, 85.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 237.26°, with 81.74% saturation and 47.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.0627

Complementary

  1. #161fdb
  2. #dbd216

Split complementary

  1. #161fdb
  2. #db6f16
  3. #81db16

Analogous

  1. #1681db
  2. #161fdb
  3. #6f16db

Triadic

  1. #161fdb
  2. #db161f
  3. #1fdb16

Tetradic

  1. #161fdb
  2. #d216db
  3. #dbd216
  4. #1fdb16

Square

  1. #161fdb
  2. #db1681
  3. #dbd216
  4. #16db6f

Monochromatic

  1. #080b50
  2. #0f1595
  3. #161fdb
  4. #5057ed
  5. #969af4

Shades

#161fdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161fdb
  2. #141cc5
  3. #1219af
  4. #0f1699
  5. #0d1383
  6. #0b106e
  7. #090c58
  8. #070942
  9. #04062c
  10. #020316
  11. #000000

Tints

#161fdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161fdb
  2. #2d35df
  3. #454ce2
  4. #5c62e6
  5. #7379e9
  6. #8b8fed
  7. #a2a5f1
  8. #b9bcf4
  9. #d0d2f8
  10. #e8e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161fdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161fdb
  2. #2129d2
  3. #2b32c9
  4. #363cc0
  5. #4046b7
  6. #4b50ae
  7. #5659a4
  8. #60639b
  9. #6b6d92
  10. #757689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393b9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ead ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161fdb {
  color: #161fdb;
}
Background
.bg-161fdb {
  background-color: #161fdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161fdb {
  border: 2px solid #161fdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161fdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 31 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161fdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161fdb, #6f16db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161fdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 31 219 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.96 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.14 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.23 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.25 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.47 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.28 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.19 #e9e024 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Blue
#161fdb  rgb(22, 31, 219)  hsl(237, 82%, 47%)  Blue
#dbd216  rgb(219, 210, 22)  hsl(57, 82%, 47%)  Citrine
#db161f  rgb(219, 22, 31)  hsl(357, 82%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#1fdb16  rgb(31, 219, 22)  hsl(117, 82%, 47%)  Lime Green